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Gillian Darley
A history of the world's most famous volcano, looming above the Bay of Naples: highlights include the eruption of 79 which buried Pompeii and that of 1944 as the Allies occupied Naples; the mythology of the ancients and the theories of early and scientific vulcanology; the visits of Goethe, Shelley and Mark Twain, and the researches of Emma Hamilton's husband.
| Publisher | Profile Books |
|---|---|
| Pages | 245 |
| Search language | simple |
| ISBN_10 | 1-846-68317-3 primary |
| ISBN_13 | 978-1-846-68317-6 primary |
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